This year promises to be a big year in blockbuster movies, as several popular franchises are back on the silver screen. One of the more anticipated movies is X-Men: Days of Future Past, a new installment of the popular series. In 2000, the first movie was released, starring the likes of Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart among others. That same year, Topps issued a 13-card set that contained autographs of the cast and crew. While it might be small in number, this set is highly coveted as a result of those desirable signatures. In the following article, we take an in-depth look at this interesting offering.

The 1969 Topps Planet of the Apes Trading Card Set – "Go Ape" Over These ’60s Cards

On February 8, 1968, the original movie Planet of the Apes was released. It became a bit of a cult classic in the science fiction world, spawning sequels and a television series. Since 2000, three more movies have been created. The first one, a Tim Burton film in 2001, was more of a pure remake, while the last two have been prequels – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). With new life injected into the franchise, fans of the story tend to venture back to its roots. In 1969, Topps released a set which captured moments from the original film on cardboard. In the following piece, we learn more about the inaugural issue.

Set Registry Spotlight

GretzkyCards’ Selke Winners – The Number One Current Finest Frank Selke Trophy Winners Set
Named after the former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens, the Frank Selke Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL forward demonstrating the most defensive skill. Requiring official rookie cards, this collector’s set is 100% complete and populated with mostly Top Pop cards. In fact, there are only 5 cards that can be improved upon for this collector to reach the Finest Possible Set Rating of 9.95 (the set is currently at 9.74)! Complete with images for each card, this set is definitely a must see for hockey lovers. Click here for a glimpse.

2014 PSA Set Registry Awards!
The deadline for this year’s PSA Set Registry Awards is Friday, May 30th. Any new sets or edits to existing sets must be published before 5:00 pm EST (2:00 pm PST). The deadline to request that new cards be added to the set composites was April 30th. Set composites will be updated with these requests, assuming they qualify and are approved, by May 30th. Requests received after April 30th will be added as optional. After June 1st, the new additions will be required.